Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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r HOWE HIGH YEARBOOK ( loAi dihJtohij. In the year 1940, a group of young, green, but self- assured freshmen entered upon the playing field to represent the class of ’44. Although small in number, they were sure they would cross the final goal of gradu- ation with ease. Richard Finnagan, Jane Bocko, Jack Horan, Bruce Lloyd, and Miss Rita McLaughlin were chosen to lead the team down the field toward the goal. The first attempt at carrying the ball was a dance on Valentine’s Day. It was a huge success and was soon followed by an off tackle play to Canobie Lake, which was enjoyed by everyone as the first period ended. As the second period began, new officers were elected to lead us farther down the field. Dick Finnagan, Edith Bent, John Newman, and Walter McCusker, with Coach Rita McLaughlin, found the ball resting on the twenty-five yard line and undertook the task of bringing the ball farther down the field. A Hallowe’en Party pass was thrown and completed for a good gain to the thirty-yard line; the next attempt at a reverse play to Canobie Lake was stopped for no gain, because of the war. Substitutes were now put into the game to try to bring the ball down the field closer to the goal. Walter McCusker, Evelyn Redden, Edith Bent and Ralph Spinney, with Coach McLaughlin, huddled together to try to get the best play. The Junior Prom pass was chosen, and it netted us twenty-five more yards as the period came to a close. As the fourth period started, we had brought the ball seventy-five yards down the field to the twenty-five. The same leaders were chosen to lead us over the last lap of the journey. Endeavoring to call the right play, the leaders chose a hip-o-dipper play, “Tommy,” which brought us ovei the goal line as well as financing the team through the year. The Tri-Delta girls’ cheering section, a traditional club, headed by June Marge- son, P. Jacobs, S. Condon, K. Sipprell, and Miss Marjorie Shaw helped out immensely in the last period. The traditional yearbook, with the pictures of the team and its ac- tivities, was produced with the untiring efforts of Miss Mary O’Neill. After a successful game, everyone is anticipating graduation, banquet, and reception exercises to celebrate his hard earned victory. Walter McCusker, ’44 — 17 —

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( loAA iBaUoi JOHN NEWMAN Best-dressed Boy ETHEL PERRY Dream (Jirl RALPH SPINNEY Dream Boy JUNE MARGESON RAYMOND LINCOLN Class Actress Class Actor WARREN JENKINS Class Hep-Cat EVELYN REDDEN LAWRENCE McCLUSKEY Teacher’s Pet Class Poet RITA HALEY Class Worker ALYCE BALLOU Most Gullible JANE BOCKO Quietest Member GLORIA JOHNSTON Class Flirt MARIE COOK Class Linguist RUTH BROUILLETTE WILLARD MATTHEWS Most Mischievous Class Heartbreaker KATHLEEN SIPPRELL Prettiest Girl PAUL WELLS Best-looking Boy CAROLYN GROSS Most Promising Girl HARRY WRIGHT Most Promising Boy RALPH BRIGHAM Class Humorist EDITH BENT Most Popular Girl IRVING CLARK Most Popular Boy WALTER McCUSKER Boy Athlete IRENE DOLAN Girl Athlete JANE DOUGLAS Best-dressed Girl

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HOWE HIGH YEARBOOK £ciii lOiU and JsAiamsmi ths ( IcL A Be it recalled to mind, although with difficulty, that we, the one and only class to be graduated from Howe High in the year nineteen hundred and forty-four, being of reasonably sound mind (after four years’ struggle), do make and proclaim this to be our last will and testament (unless we change our minds), hereby revoking all wills made by us. After payment made by us, if unavoidable, of our class dues, and all our just debts, we chop up and otherv ise hash our previously unique and undivided possessions which we are pleasantly aware have been the envy of all persons; as follows: FIRST : I, Alice Ballou, leave my unquenchable thirst after knowl- edge to Jean Ellis. SECOND : I, Shirley Barrett, leave my roller skates to Mr, Hawes to keep up with the delinquents. THIRD : I, Edith Bent, leave my part as heroine in the senior play to Alice Wilson, 1945 aspirant. FOURTH : I, Jane Bocko, leave all my textbooks, except the cook- book, which I wish to retain. FIFTH :I, Laura Boyland, leave my shy and retiring manners to Janice Elwood. SIXTH : I, Patricia Brennan, leave my excess energy to “Honest” John Glavine. SEVENTH : I, Ralph Brigham, leave to my brothers, goodwill. EIGHTH : I, Ruth Brouillette, leave my mischievousness and wit to Margaret Verheyen. NINTH : I, Mary Burke, leave my cosmetic kit to Barbara Conway. TENTH ; I, Henry Casey, leave my bashfulness to McDermott. ELEVENTH : I, Irving Clark, leave my interests in girls to Charles Gauthier, who is quite the Casanova. TWELFTH : I, Priscilla Clark, leave my eagerness and my willing- ness to help my class to Carl Capobianco. THIRTEENTH : I, Shirley Condon, leave my friendly manner and pleasing personality to Dorothy Hansen. FOURTEENTH : I, Marie Cook, leave my soft voice to Elaine Crandall. FIFTEENTH : I, Marcella DiPerna, leave school and studies to Buddy Cushing. SIXTEENTH ; I, Irene Dolan, leave my love of fun to Dorothy Getty. SEVENTEENTH: I, Jane Douglas, leave my quiet, pleasing way to Russell Dixon. EIGHTEENTH : I, Elsie Flaherty, leave my never ceasing chatter and giggles to Ellen Peverill. NINETEENTH : I, Dorothy Franz, leave my desire to study to “Fish” Wentworth. — 18 —